Cap.



E. M. CRANE.

0A1. APPLICATION FILED MAB. 8,1911.

1,012;988 Patented Dec. 26,1911.

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My 6W EDWARD m. CRANE, on HA'nnwIck, VERMONT.

CAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

.Patented Dec. 26, 1911.

Application filed March 8, 1911. Serial No. 61li,093.

To-all whom it may concern. I

Be it known that I, EDWARD M. CRANE, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Hardwick, in the county of Caledonia and State of Vermont, have invented new and useful Improvements in Caps, of which the following is a specification.

The lnvention relates to caps, and more particularlvto the class of adjusting devices for the crowns of caps.

The primary object of the invention is the provlslon of a device of this character in which the crown portion of a cap may be adjusted, so as to prevent the lifting up or bulging of the same when on the head of a wearer while in a rapidly moving vehicle, thereby overcoming the possibility of the blowing of the cap from the head of such wearer.

Another object of the invention is the provislon of a cap of this character in which the crown portion may be adjusted at the desired height and sustained in such position upon the head of a wearer when riding in a rapidly moving vehicle, thereby giving comfort to the wearer and at the same time obviating the distending of the crown resultant from wind currents during the travel of the said vehicle.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character'which is simple of construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in its purpose, and 1nexpensive in manufacture.

VVit-h these and other ob ects in view, the invention conslsts 1n the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will,

be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure l is a perspective view of a cap, showing the invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view through the cap, the same be- I ing on a'slightly enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a similar view to Fig. 2, showing the crown of the cap in adjusted position.

Similar reference characters ind1cate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, the cap comprises a body 5 having an enlarged flexible crown 6, thebody 5 being provided at its front with the usual vizor 7, the form of cap shown beingvof the ordinary well-known construction, and is merely shown for the sake of illustrating the application of the invention, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

Secured medially to the vizor 7 is a tab 8, carrying an ordinary buckle 9, in which is adjustably engaged a strap 10, the same being passed through suitable eyelet 11 formed in the front of t e crown 6, the strap 10 being secured at one end interiorly of the crown. at the top thereof.

' It will be apparent that upon adjusting the strap 10 in the buckle 9, the height of the crown may be varied at the option of the wearer of the cap, and will be sustained in adjusted position, so,as to prevent the bulging or raising thereof while theca is worn by the user whenriding in a rapidly moving vehicle. The height of the crown may beregulated to suit the whim of the user of the cap.

What is claimed is: I j

The combination with a 'cap, of=a buckle carried on the vizor, and a strap secured to the -crown of the cap and adjustabl engaging the buckle for-varying the heig tof the said crown.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD M. CRANE.

Witnesses:

HARRIETTE A. RAYMOND, Errm L. WALDRON. 

